Revelation 15:6:16Rev.15.6.W16TAB
καθαρὸν
katharon
“pure”
- Transliteration
- ka-tha-RON
- Extended
- kah-thah-ROHN
- IPA
- /ka.tʰaˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- pure
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-tha-RON
- sentence
kai ek-SÊL-thon hoi hep-TA AN-ge-loi hoi E-khon-tes tas hep-TA plê-GAS ek tou na-OU en-de-dy-ME-noi LI-non ka-tha-RON lam-PRON kai pe-ri-e-zô-sME-noi pe-RI ta STÊ-thê DZÔ-nas khry-SAS
Exegesis
The object linon {λίνον | línon} 'linen' is modified by the paired adjectives katharon {καθαρόν | katharón} 'pure' and lampron {λαμπρόν | lamprón} 'bright,' combining ethical and visual connotations of holiness and radiance.
In context — Revelation 15:6
And the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out from the temple , clothed in pure, bright linen and girded around their chests with golden sashes.
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 15:6, so the Greek word καθαρὸν (katharon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.15.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.6.W16.S1) and character.